The Nasarawa State Government has promised never to renege on its agreement with the striking lecturers of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi ( NSUK) despite bureaucratic delays. assured students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK).
Dr. Labaran Magaji, Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government, gave the assurance while meeting with leaders of the NSUK Students Union in his office in Lafia over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The ASUU NSUK Branch declared an indefinite strike on August 10 over alleged non-implementation of 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and the union as well as unresolved local issues in the institution.
The SSG while addressing the students union, urged them to sustain dialogue and diplomacy assuring them that the state government under the leadership of Gov. Abdullahi Sule would honour its financial commitments to the striking lecturers to facilitate the suspension of the strike.
He explained that government spending follows strict administrative procedures and compliance checks that cannot be rushed and demanded the student’s patience.
Magaji said as a six-year member of the NSUK Governing Council, he was fully informed that the state government has already covered 100 per cent of the university’s wage bill to ease its financial burden.
He encouraged the students union leaders to view their current roles as trainees for future public service and relay the outcome of the dialogue to the ASUU leadership to help expedite the reopening of the institution.
Magaji also highlighted achievements of Gov. Sule’s administration in the last two years, including the construction of roads and overhead bridges in Akwanga, Keffi, and Mararaba, the establishment of two major lithium processing factories, and the recruitment of 26,000 youths into state service since 2023.
Speaking earlier, the President of the Students Representative Council, NSUK Chapter, Comrade Gideon Amos, who led the delegation, told the SSG that ASUU embarked on the strike over outstanding payments the government was yet to effect.
He stated that for three weeks, leadership of the students had been calming them against protests on campus.
“We had several meetings with them to plead. They told us the government made an offer, but they want to see the money in their accounts before they call off the strike.
“We deemed it wise to visit the state government to plead and appeal for help on behalf of the students. We will be very grateful if proper measures are taken to ensure this strike is called off,” he said.
Amos thanked the SSG for granting them an audience at short notice, describing it as a sign that the government values the interest of students and youth in Nasarawa State.
